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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (9 May 2023)

Norma Foley: As stated in Parliamentary Question No. 265 of 25thApril 2023, the school Board of Management, appointed by the Patron of each recognised school, is responsible for the management of a school and its staff. Teachers, in accordance with the Education Act, are employed by the school management authority of each individual school. The Department of Education is not the employer of teachers....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (9 May 2023)

Norma Foley: The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education. In the current school year, over 147,900 children, including over 18,000 children with special educational needs, are transported on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country. In addition, school transport scheme services are being...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (9 May 2023)

Norma Foley: The current Physical Education (PE) curriculum at primary level, developed in 1999, is for children from junior infants to sixth class. The curriculum contributes to children’s overall development by helping them to lead full, active and healthy lives. It provides a balanced range of activities for children through the six strands, of which Aquatics is one. The aquatics programme is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Legislative Reviews (9 May 2023)

Norma Foley: There have been no reviews of Acts carried out by my Department in line with the provisions of that Act from 2000 to date. The Deputy may wish to note that the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004 is currently being reviewed. The review is due to be complete this year.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (9 May 2023)

Norma Foley: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the state examinations. In view of this I have forwarded your query to the State Examinations Commission for direct reply to you.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Meetings (9 May 2023)

Norma Foley: I have not had any bilateral engagement with my British counterpart yet in 2023, but would intend to do so when the opportunity arises.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (9 May 2023)

Norma Foley: The Large Scale Capital project for the school referred to by the Deputy is at an advanced stage of Architectural Planning Stage 3 – Tender Action and Award. A tender report is currently under review by my Department.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (9 May 2023)

Norma Foley: My Department provides specific English Language support to schools with pupils newly arrived into the country that have English as an additional language. The school referred to by the Deputy has an allocation of 20 hours per week based on the number of new entrant pupils enrolled, as set out in the NE-EAL application form. The key factor for determining the level of staffing resources...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (9 May 2023)

Norma Foley: I am pleased to advise the Deputy that approval in principle has issued to the school in question for the provision of 6 x Special Educational Tuition rooms under my Department's Additional School Accommodation (ASA) Scheme. The project has been devolved for delivery to the school authority. My Department is currently reviewing the procurement report submitted by the school in the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (9 May 2023)

Norma Foley: The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education. In the current school year, over 147,900 children, including over 18,000 children with special educational needs, are transported on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country. In addition, school transport scheme services are being...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Uniforms (9 May 2023)

Norma Foley: Under the Education Act 1998, the Board of Management of a school is the body charged with the direct governance of a school. The Board of Management is accountable to the Patron of the school. Circular 0032/2017 sets out the principles of cost-effective practice to be adopted by schools to reduce the cost of returning to school. Under these measures, schools should select school uniform...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (9 May 2023)

Norma Foley: At Junior Cycle, the provides multiple opportunities for the development of digital skills. A set of 24 Statements of Learning are central to the student experience in Junior Cycle and Statement 24 focuses explicitly on the development of digital skills setting out the expectation that the student uses technology and digital media tools to learn, communicate, work and think collaboratively...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (9 May 2023)

Norma Foley: The school to which the Deputy refers was approved funding under the Additional School Accommodation (ASA) Scheme to provide the following accommodation: 6 General Classrooms (5 Prefab replacement) 1 x WC for assisted Users, 2 Science Labs + shared Prep area, 1 computer Lab, 1 Technology room & prep area, 1 Home Economics room, toilets, lockers, circulation, stairs and 2 class SEN...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (9 May 2023)

Norma Foley: The major building project for the school referred to by the Deputy will be delivered under my Department's ADAPT Programme.The ADAPT Programme uses a professional external Project Manager to co-ordinate and drive the Design Team to achieve the best possible timeframe for the project through the stages of Architectural Planning to Tender and Construction.The tender process to appoint the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Irish Language (9 May 2023)

Norma Foley: The linguistic, social and cultural importance of Irish is recognised in the constitution and both English and Irish are included as core subjects in the national curricula for recognised primary and post-primary schools and centres for education in Ireland. This has been the case since the foundation of the State and the importance of the teaching of both languages in this way has been...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (9 May 2023)

Norma Foley: The requested data is set out in the table. Data was compiled from the final primary enrolment data for academic year 2017-2018 which can be found at the link below: www.gov.ie/en/collection/primary-schools/ Academic year County School Type Schools Girls Boys Total 2017 Laois Mainstream Primary 63 ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (9 May 2023)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 295 to 297, inclusive, together. The requested data is set out in the table. Please note this data is compiled from the final enrolment data for academic year 2017-2018 and from the preliminary enrolment data for 2022-2023. The preliminary data for 2022-2023 will be replaced by the 2022-2023 final enrolment data in June 2023. You will find both sets of data...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (9 May 2023)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy, that my Department has recently received an application for the Additional School Accommodation (ASA) scheme, from the school in question to facilitate the opening of a Special Class. My officials are currently liaising with the school authorities regarding accommodation required at the school. The purpose of the ASA scheme is to ensure that essential...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Health and Safety (9 May 2023)

Norma Foley: Information is currently being compiled in respect of this matter and will be provided to the Deputy in due course.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (9 May 2023)

Norma Foley: The current position on the lease to which the Deputy refers is that the work is ongoing and approaching conclusion. The Chief State Solicitors Office, on behalf of my Department, has been engaging with the property owners’ legal representative on the draft lease for some time and the vast majority of the clauses in the draft lease are agreed. My Department is working with...